Located in a small peaceful town one hour south of Kyoto, the single story House in Heguri is a simple, minimalist home for a ...

"In another point of view, the building height of eight metres is standard for Japanese houses," he continued. "It's the scale of the town." "But the ceiling height of eight metres is special.

Nestled within the trees, the minimalist holiday home was built over an escarpment created in prehistoric times. Instead of excavating the mountainside, the architects chose to split the house in ...

"Minimalism has a long history in Japan," explains author ... is "imbued with an almost Zen-like minimalist serenity". With walls of glass framing lush garden views, House S feels close to the ...

And then we have Hara House, a modern A-frame with a capital A in Nigata, Japan, designed by Takeru Shoji Architects. Like most A-frames and most Japanese interior photographs, it is seriously ...

Japan’s leading tennis ... The 4,000-square-foot house has five bedrooms, a two-story compact guest house, a gym, an outdoor infinity pool, and a sunset view deck, according to Essentially ...

There, less is more. There are also practical concerns. It's cheaper to be a minimalist, and because Japan is regularly beset by earthquakes, it doesn't always make sense to have a lot of valuable ...

The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the ... he wanted to hire “someone who hadn’t done a house in Japan but had done these kinds of beach houses.” ...

SAITAMA -- Delicate touches can be seen in the minimalist design of the Saitama Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Hall in this eastern Japan city ... the main entrance houses a spiral staircase ...

Japan does small ... plans and concepts of small, minimalist homes built either out of financial necessity or by those who wish to simplify their lives. These micro-home owners have an altogether ...